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A Tale of Two Red-Bearded Visionaries


Sir Clive Sinclair and Dr Gary Kildall

The office parties included lots of alcohol and Sir Clive was never hesitant to join in, but it doesn’t seem he ever developed a drinking problem. His company, Digital Research grew quickly, and the former employees fondly remember Gary Kildall as a generous and fun-loving boss, albeit disorganized. Dr Gary Kildall died on July 11, 1994, after witnessing microcomputers’ global dominance, programmed in high-level languages and using compact discs—just as he had envisioned.

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